Try Long Island City-made chocolate at a unique dance performance later this month
When I first met Megan Sipe, she was selling her uniquely flavored chocolate truffles at Astoria Tiny Market, with a red hat sitting at a jaunty angle atop her head and wearing an apron, as if she were ready to whip up another batch of chocolates at any moment. Like any self-respecting chocolate lover, I […]
Subway creep touched himself while leering at women on board 7 train in Long Island City: cops
Police are looking for a man who felt the need to touch himself while riding the subway in Long Island City. At 2:10 p.m. on Aug. 31, an unknown man was riding on a Queens-bound 7 train. As the train approached the Queensboro Plaza station, the man was seen touching his genitals over his clothing while […]
A fundraiser will take place for Puerto Rico at MoMA PS1 in Long Island City today
Updated on Oct. 4, 2:35 p.m. A museum in Long Island City is looking to raise money for Puerto Ricans affected by Hurricane Maria. The Puerto Rico Hurricane Relief Fundraiser will be hosted at MoMA PS1 tonight. The fundraiser was announced by Councilman Jimmy Van Bramer on Twitter last week. All proceeds from the event will go to […]
High school in Long Island City will be relocating to a brand-new building
Students at the Academy of American Studies in Long Island City will learn in a brand-new building in 2021. The school, located at 28-04 41st Ave., currently shares space with Newcomers High School, which is located across the street. But according to the Department of Education (DOE), the parking lot at 40-11 28th St., which is located next to Newcomers […]
New York Today: What Are New York’s Gun Laws?
PhotoWeapons of New York. Credit Colleen Long/Associated Press Good morning on this mild Wednesday. New York continues to mourn the victims of the attack in Las Vegas, one of the deadliest mass shootings in U.S. history. A vigil was held at New York University on Monday, and another at Brooklyn Borough Hall last night, for […]
City to Build 1000-Seat High School in Long Island City – DNAinfo
The site of the future school building at 40-11 28th St. is currently a parking lot next door to Newcomers High School. View Full Caption DNAinfo/Jeanmarie Evelly LONG ISLAND CITY — The city will construct a new school building with room for nearly 1,000 students in Dutch Kills to serve as the new home for the nearby Academy […]
James Franco, Patti Smith to join fundraiser for Puerto Rico at MoMA PS1 in Long Island City
Updated on Oct. 3, 3:45 p.m. Big names in the entertainment industry will join forces in Long Island City to raise money for Puerto Ricans affected my Hurricane Maria. James Franco, Patti Smith and more will attend the Puerto Rico Hurricane Relief Fundraiser hosted at MoMA PS1 on Oct. 4. The fundraiser was announced by […]
Come cheer on the runners of the NYC Marathon in Long Island City as they enter Queens
A Queens-based not-for-profit organization wants to welcome the runners of the New York City Marathon to “The World’s Borough” with a loud and crazy cheer section. For the seventh year, Queens Center of Progress (QCP) is organizing the Queens cheer section for the NYC Marathon, which takes place on Sunday, Nov. 5, and they want […]
City to Build 1000-Seat High School in Long Island City
The site of the future school at 40-11 28th St. is currently a parking lot next door to Newcomers High School. View Full Caption DNAinfo/Jeanmarie Evelly LONG ISLAND CITY — The city will construct a new high school with room for nearly 1,000 students in Dutch Kills, according to the Department of Education. The new school, a four-story building […]
Long Island City deli loses license after repeatedly selling alcohol to undercover cops posing as minors
A Long Island City deli with a history of selling alcohol to minors had its license suspended on Sept. 27, according to the State Liquor Authority (SLA). KNA Food Market, operated by Ali Kasem Al Awdiat at 24-02 34th Ave., had fines dating back to September 2013, when the SLA ordered the business to pay $4,500 for selling alcohol to […]
Local leaders “outraged”, “disappointed” by new homeless shelter brought without community knowledge or say
October 2, by Nathaly Pesantez Elected officials and community leaders were caught off guard last week when they learned that the Best Western on the border of Sunnyside/Long Island City is now a homeless shelter. Assemblywoman Catherine Nolan (D- Long Island City) said she was “outraged and disappointed” upon learning last week that the Best […]
Permits Filed for 40-11 28th Street, New School Coming to Long Island City
By: Andrew Nelson 6:00 am on October 2, 2017 A parking lot in Long Island City, Queens, is about to see a lot more foot traffic. The cars will be replaced by children at 40-11 28th Street, where a new public school is going to be built, right next to the existing Newcomers High School. […]
New looks inside Jackson Park, a 1800-unit rental behemoth in Long Island City
Tishman Speyer’s massive Long Island City rental complex, Jackson Park, is now just a month away from its leasing launch, and with that the developer has shared a host of new interior renderings for the project. Comprised of three towers—a 42, 44, and 53-story building—the development will bring 1,800 new apartments to the neighborhood, which […]